The Gardens at Lake Merritt » Lake Side Park http://fogm.techliminal.com The Green Heart of Oakland for Fifty Years Sun, 01 Mar 2015 01:05:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 Earth Day with HandsOn Bay Area http://fogm.techliminal.com/earth-day-with-handson-bay-area/ http://fogm.techliminal.com/earth-day-with-handson-bay-area/#comments Sun, 18 Apr 2010 16:37:59 +0000 http://gardensatlakemerritt.org/?p=620

We had a great work day on Saturday, April 17 in the Torii Gate Garden with volunteers of all ages.

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The group was comprised primarily of a team from PG&E.

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The major focus of our work was beginning a new stone beach for the pond in the garden.

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Volunteers also did some excavation to install some electric conduit, and general weeding.

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Everyone pitched in and got a lot accomplished.

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And there was still time to take a break and check out the gardens’ newest residents– ducklings!
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•    The restored historic Easterbrook Fountain as the garden’s centerpiece,  a gift to the City of Oakland in 1914
•    Demonstration gardens with Mediterranean-climate plants that showcase five “color palette” combinations and provide inspiration for gardening with low water-use plants appropriate for the Bay Area
•    Classic four-quadrant planting beds with radiating gravel pathways and interior “pathway ribbons” for close plant inspection
•    Educational displays accessible to a large urban audience that demonstrate sustainable gardening techniques and plant information
•    Seating areas for viewing the garden and intimate spaces for special events and celebrations

ADMISSION is free; donations to help maintain and improve the garden are gratefully accepted.

Please make a tax-deductible contribution to the Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation with “Mediterranean Garden” on the memo line.  Mail to Friends of Oakland Parks and Recreation, P.O. Box 13267, Oakland, CA 94661.  For more information, contact Bruce Cobbledick at brucecobbledick@earthlink.net

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Beauty in the Mediterranean Garden
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